Tufted woven fabric



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H. SKNNER. TUFTED WOVEN FABRIC.

No.: 543,659. Patented July 30,1895.

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UNITED STATES v PATENT Y OFFICE.

HAL-cron SKINNER, or YoNKERs, NEW YORK.

TUFTED WOVEN FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,659, dated July 30,1895.

Application tiled December 17, 189,4. Serial No. 532,029. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HALcYoN SKINNER, ot' Yonkers, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Tufted Woven Fabrics, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates t0 tufted woven fabrics in which, as in what areknown as Moquette7 carpets, the tufts are looped around some of theweft-threads and bound thereto by some of the warp-threads.

In a fabric embodying my said invention the rows of tufts follow eachother in series of four and the weftthreads follow each other in seriesof eight, four alternating ones of the said weft-threads passing throughthe loops of the tufts and being so interwoven with the warp-threads asto retain the tufts, and the intervening ones of the said weft-threadsbeing so interwoven with the warp-threads as to form a back or bodyfilling. I will proceed to describe this fabric with reference to theaccompanying drawings, and afterward to pointent its novelty7 in claims.

Figure I represents a section of the fabric parallel with the warp. Fig.lI is a diagrarnmatic plan view showing the position of the warp-threadswhen the shots of tuft-weft are put in. Fig. III is acorresponding planview showing the position of the warp-threads when the shots of back orbody weftare putin.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.. l

In carrying out my invention the warp is divided into sets of four anddistributed in four leaves of heddles, and eight movements of theharness and eight shots of filling are required for each series of foursuccessive rows of tufts. The four warps of each set are designated inthe drawings ot a2 a3 co4, respectively. The four altern atingweft-threads of the series which pass through and secure the loops ofthe tufts, and which are woven into the face of the fabric, aredesignated, respectively, l* 2* '3* 4*, and the interveningweft-threads, which are woven into the back of the fabric, aredesignated, respectively, l 2 3 4. The tufts are designated b b2 b3 b4.

The operation of the weaving is as follows: The rst shedding of theharness raises one warp-thread-for instance, a-of each set of four anddepresses all the others, and a shot l* of the tutt-weft is inserted.The second shedding raises all the warp-threads except o2, which itdepresses, and a shot 1 0f the back weft is inserted. The third sheddingraises the warp -thread a3 and depresses all the others, and the secondshot 2* of tuff-weft is inserted. The fourth shedding raises all thewarp-threads except a, which it depresses, and the second shot 2 of backweft is inserted. The fifth shedding raises the warp-thread a2 anddepresses all the others, and the third shot 3*of tuft-weftis inserted.The sixth shedding raises all of the warp-threads except a', which isdepressed, and the the third shot 3 of back weft is inserted. Theseventh shedding raises the warp-thread a4 and depresses all the others,and the fourth shot 4* isinserted. The eighth shedding raises all thewarp-threads except a3, which it depresses, and the fourth shot 4 ofback weft is inserted. The tufts may be introduced between thewarp-threads in any well-known or convenient manner, a row of tuftsbeing inserted before each shot of tuftweft.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. l that each tuff-weft threadand the second back-weft thread on each side of it are bound by the samewarp-thread.

vI have herein referred to tuff-weft and back or body weft, but theseWefts maybe all alike and are only separately designated for the Sake offacilitating the explanation of the structure of the fabric. One shuttleonly is necessary, and that may be operated in the same way as in plainweaving. l

An important merit of the fabric having the warp and weft interwoven andthe tufts bound as herein described, is that the warpthreads may bebeaten up more closely together than in fabrics of this class heretoforemanufactured, and that a more solid back is obtained, while the tuftsare held very firmly in an upright position.

WhatI claim as my invention is l. A tufted woven fabric consisting ofwarp threads, weft threads and tufts looped around some ofthe weftthreads and in which the rows of tufts follow each other in series offour, and the weft threads follow each other in series of eight, fouralternating ones 0f the said weft threads being tutt-weft and theintervening ones being back weft and each tuft weft thread and thesecond back weft thread on each side of it being bound by the same Warpthread, substantially as herein set forth.

2. A tufted Woven fabric consisting of Warp threads, weft. threads andtufts looped around some of the weft threads and in which the rows oftufts follow each other in series of four, the weft threads follow eachother in series of eight; and the Warp threads are divided in ro sets offour, four alternating ones of the said weft threads being tuft-weft andthe intervening ones being back weft and each warp thread binding one ofthe back-weft threads and the second Luft weft thread on each side ofit, substantially as herein described.

HALCYON SKINNER. W'itnesses:

CYRUs A. PEAKE, W. W. BUTLER.

